C.F.R. » Title 9 » CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION › PART 310—POST-MORTEM INSPECTION

9 C.F.R. § 310.13

Inflating carcasses or parts thereof; transferring caul or other fat

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(a) Establishments that slaughter livestock and prepare livestock carcasses and parts may inflate carcasses or parts of carcasses with air if they develop, implement, and maintain controls to ensure that the air inflation procedure does not cause insanitary conditions or adulterate product. Establishments shall incorporate these controls into their HACCP plans or Sanitation SOPs or other prerequisite programs.

(b)(1) Transferring the caul or other fat from a fat to a lean carcass is prohibited.

(2) Injecting compressed air into the skulls of cattle in conjunction with a captive bolt stunner to hold the animal still for dressing operations is prohibited.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0583-0015) [54 FR 36756, Sept. 5, 1989, as amended at 55 FR 29565, July 20, 1990; 69 FR 1891, Jan. 12, 2004; 75 FR 69577, Nov. 15, 2010]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2005 · leading case: Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005).
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Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005). “See 9 C.F.R. § 310.13 (a)(2)(iv)(C) (2005). The regulations also prohibit the use of "Advanced Meat Recovery” systems and the labeling of "mechanically separated beef” as meat.”
Ranchers Cattlemen v. Usda (9th Cir. 2005). “See 9 C.F.R. § 310.13 (a)(2)(iv)(C) (2005). The regulations also prohibit the use of “Advanced Meat Recovery” systems and the labeling of “mechanically separated beef” as meat.”
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